Shogun \Sho"gun\ (sh[=o]"g[=oo]n), n. [Jap. military general,
from Chin. tsiang ki["u]n commander in chief.]
A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military
governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual
usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as
{Tycoons}) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The
title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun},
{Shiogoon}, etc.]
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